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ANDERSON IV. ORDERS TO THIS EFFECT ARE EXPECTED HERE BY CAPT. LIGON CO* NOW NUMBERS FULL STRENGTH AntS Recruiting Continuel-State Recruiting Officer Will Probably Be Placed In Thia City . Capt. l<ouIs L. Lagon of Company ? will' this'morning receive orders $o f?rvg?'is io kirala tor ins uof?llza pon grounds at Styx early Friday tcoming, according- to Col. P. X. A*(<?uily wno stated last night that, tile orders were being imueJ to this <?ttv:t. 'Although it is hardly probable that tho South Carolina regiments will be ready to muyo to tho Mexican norden before two or tjirc? H. .weeh?, Gop. Funstoh'a. call noon ' the authorities in Washington for .tho militia to pa trol the" border; which was made yes terday, will 'doubtless cause tho mobilizations no vernen t to be has tened In this eiate. A Rpodai train ,will be arranged for the Anderson, Feister,' and' Green ville companies and the Wiillamston ? band. This train will itrobibly leavo Anderson Friday morning about 8 o'clock. The V???t company now has a| . strength of approximately 1G0 mon. R?orults aro comlug In. faster thin they can he cared for. Although the war strength h$M about been roach ed, thc recruiting will continue. All those abovo IBO will bo ; transferred to aomo other company upon reach-1 ins the mobi'issUon ground*. So anxious are men Ito enlist that ..* some: have como os far aa from Lowmlosvillo on tho C. & W. C. ' A telegram .received ' yesterday ?tated that a man from Newberry would ar rive to enlist in tho loca? company iii ?riii ii ?j. it tho recruits continue to como as I fast as they have for tho past tWo days, a state recruiting officer le ex-J poet ed to ho detailed to Anderson. Tho mahnet1 In which the mill boya j ^^HKVO responded to the ?ill is a mat Btor of comment On tho Btreots ;bf An . -dotson anil they ere receiving high-1 . CK? r-rai?o. -AU', cf tl^v^nJl?B. 0? Anderson aro | well n*prc*??fed in the company, es- j HBKr; po?lai ly- Equinox mill, whero it lui ti :.; tho majority o? tho mon tn , - ca ?xi ' fbnm/' have enlisted. Tho p>epJo. of Anderson feel proud-of j tiloso,milieu. |i?| .--Hf Fifst^iBbteiuwit J. C. . Shearer of j ihe 'F?rr-;.wB?meut ..ha? been tem-' ^.pfcrajiiy detached to Company B andi -ls assisting thb officers in receiving | recruits end in; giving drills. . "The company put.tn two and . pop halt hours .'. yetftei-day ' morning in. I : drilling on Cater, field, litter they .marched down town and around/;tho .public square. . Yesterday afternoon ! ; they d ti ll ed from 3:80 to 5 o'clock. '. Sttuad . drills and. extended order I drills were' In order. Today / threo j or four squads; will drill with. g?ha. .Either this, afternoon or .bo'Thibfs-. day morning tho compiny will take a hike through the mill villages, anil tim main part, of the city. Leaving tho armory on North Main street the ino? will march' IQ-North ''Anderson, to i:<jitluox; mill, to Anderson mill, tb ??r mill, iq lllv?risido/ and Toxaway mill ?and on back through the. public aqvtore, Thia will give nearly all ?ho popple of the city an opportunity tb/ *oo'Ibo uionib-lIneV .' . '' ' Give Abftoa?tration. <. , A number of the buSineaa men of j / tho city will hold; A meeting . ; this j morning: in . ordetv^?iscuss ,the mat . ter of.'.giving .sO?\i?*4t|ad bf public de monsiration/ before the mea les/ve ir order that they tntiy be made to fool j ' that Anderson ls apprectn^ve' of tiielt .. services hud that tho people are j with theta; Other cilios aro doing i likewise. Just what' wilt bs.done isl not knov?bj yet. Tho ormory on North Main nt root S3 ?.m? a busy place, A number of the men ave Sleeping there, Others bro creeling cots on nearby lawns. They : lia ve ; ord ora te keep id close touch with' tho officer* so that '.they; might j bo able tb/ leave at a moment's \ ?o- f tSeb;"',V Aii^' '?. . '.?'-.; -r -y<::" ' .'rt x.^mxt? te.;Wei.'. ^jae;t>l}q^ing.tovi^ne; llave been recored., hore: ;'^Mr. nHd Mrs., Jvm. j /^lj?v^ ^irb.* 8ri5wJ?^;'i5o'l HUTIA TO AY MORNING SALVATION ARMY INTENDS TO HAVE PICNIC ON JUNE 29tb. TO COLLECT FUNDS Will Take Extra Funds and People j of City are Asked to Con tribut? Freely "We 2J6 planning to have- the re gular;.Bummer outing on June 29,1 Thursday .week," stated Capt, Knox j of the Salvation army yesterday. "Wo intend to take at least 100 wo men and children, mostly the latter, out for a.day's outing and as ia well known iii lt; means a great deal to' thon'b who never havo an opportunity to get out-of tho city , on an occasion of this kjnd, "Wo intend to go about oeveta miles | out of : Anderson," she continued. "Tho guoBts will bo taken out in au tomobile trucks and we will prepare lunch.for them. We intend tb make a great day of it, and already the child ren are looking forward to the but-1 ing." ;In order to defray the expenses of this outlpg the .local post.of the army will need .additional funds.' It will tah? a goodly Bum and the people, of the city are asked to contribute lib erally. A. lady will bb calling on the j business men and others; tn the etty | within tho next few days for contri butions to thl:; worthy cause. Al though this lady will not bo wearing I one of the regular uniforms, abe ls j aulhorsed to do this work. . In addition to tho money for the day's outing, Capt. Knox hopes to raise a fund to provide a play ground for tho min children of the villages around Andorson. If there Ia: anything. lett over alter the ex psri?ss w? the wutiuB are oared .?or, | this will go for the play ground. ---- and Lieut. ?. Or Company B Will be J. C. j Crawford of Willwmston M?h -Color Sergeant jfkft$ J,, C. Crawford,; formerly pay master of ;he Brogon mills but who waa recently made night Superinten dent of tho Williamson mills, will fill tho vacancy of second lieutenant of Company 13 and he witt tako charge when the company ' reaches \ho mobilisation grounds at Styx. Although he, has not been officially appointed, re?omm?ndallonry have been mudo through the proper chan nels, abd tho. commission, le expected daily .V . Mr. Crawford has been color ser geant for'the First .Regiment" for the past few years. He .IS e> graduate ot Clemson abd . well euited for the place of second lieutenant. ? PROF. McLEAN ?S STILL MISSING ! Mo Trace of Newberry Teacher Has Been Found Newberry, 0. G., June 20-~AUh?ugh diligent search Is still being made for .llores ocr fred D; Maclean the young 'Newberry.' College tutor who myster iously disappeared on Way 13, rio trace of the missing young man has .yet been found. MacLbiu was Hst seenMn Columbia, S. C., where bo te igbtercd''at ono bf the hotels over night, checking out on the aftenfoon of the 1 Uh. Since that time no word IO COMMENCE SERIES MEETINGS THURSDAY - . ? yt ? REV. J. E. McMANAWAV OF GREENVILLE WILL BE PRESENT MUCH EXPERIENCE OirvUle Baptist Church is Fortu nate in Securing Services ! This Evangelist - Pastor Culbertson, of the Orrvllle Baptist church announces that he will commence a seri CB of meetings at this church Thursday night, June 22nd, and that he will be assisted by Rev, J. B. RicManaway, ot Green ville. ; :, ! , ?" . - j ? BEY. J. B./MeVANAWAY "We are proud to have Mr. Mc Manaway with us for this meeting," sold Mr, Cuihetraon Tuoaday, "infect, feel that we were extremely fortun ate In securing his sorvloes at this time. Mr. McManaway is a member of the Home Board evangelistic Torce, naving nein \nis -important polt lon for a number of years n. d I With much G nc cost?. He ls a pr cann er of known ability, which, together with the sweet Christian splrU shown in all hhs work .leaves a tell ;ing and lasting effect. I "An earnest invitation is extended to all the people to attend and help ?Ul these tneetlL' ?. a?uw? nope that many of our c../-friends win often .bo seen in tho congregation.". Will Bo lu Charge of First Regi*| munt at Stys-Leavea ?&B. Uter ui Week ; Lieut. Col; P. K..< KcO;.*.Iy.: Jr.. ibf thia city will j liave vemmand of the iFIrSv H??hjinut N. u. ?. c, and ls expected to leaVfy Anderson Sunday (for. Styx. Col. {McCully'S: business is la euch shape that .it tu almost '{in possible* for him to leave hts oftice before that time. Mr. Strom bf Now York ia being *i.ont to Anderson to take charge ot, the brace m thia' oltV. . Coi. B, M. Blythe, commander et ith? .FMrct.B?g'mentt being"'the s?nior colonel lb South Carolina, wilt'''haye command ot the troops at Styx! M C???MN? Misses Kate '..[ and sallie Mao I Strlqfclan^ bf Concord. Ca.,, are the guests of Mre. Walter H. kebab. Mr. B, II . Welborb waa 'a visitor I yestovdiy. . . Mr. 8. M. Major of. Columbia ts] spending a few days at home': with] hld' parents. . . S Mr. and Mrr,'. C. . I. '. Cooper of 1 iQ^nwood -motored over and Spent a toar ^ hour s in the city yesterday on thejr ..way. to' Asheville 'and Hendon ?bnvu h). v .They were, ^comp^nlied on the trip .hy Mr' ?nd . Mrs. ?. M ; Cooper aha Mm Iris Cooper . Mesurai I <V 'tv and Av M. Cooper will att?tfd [ .the 5 pot all ? Furniture . Boaters usso - c^i^n^?h ?Aj^?vlll?; Mr*.. J. IC. Vandlver,tt?WHf' Rhoda Vmm ivor return od ' - -yesterday from Boston, where Miss VufidIver jb?|^ /daring the past winter,.. Mrs," Vandiver has F.Uiabeth, of ?o wherry '. are \ We whjh >ib eapreso > oqr d?m ap4 r, 'hT^lfeH^bt thc' niany' ixcta' ot kind- jj ness and sympathy shown na by our fTlendi^and nftlshbors 'daring tho iilnesa;?nd d*a?b ot our mather, am* ^??a^A#jsB:?o: tben*k.the?iror.-.-th# map? flora! tokens received? f'-.Jg?j-.'?tti*.*?^ " " ? -^Tfir"HHS'.ir^K'i MACHINE GUN COMPANY NOW BEING ORGANIZED OP HIGHEST CONORS CALL TO COLORS HAS BEEN MADE U Prettiest Branch of Entire Ser vice-Many are Becoming Interested in the Or ganization . With a machine gun company be ing formed'in Anderson, there la now an opportunity presenting i i~ ci i to the young men of thia section of tho state that ought to be grasped immediately,.especially by the young mon Who have attended military' schools. . However, lt seems iJjat the men of this clase- do not realise thia tact that are slow to respond to the call that baa been m ado to them. ; At a meeting held last night In the office ot Col. F. K. McCully. Jr., the organization of this company WCJ? discussed and much enthusiasm was' brought to bear upon those pr?sent.. Among those, present Were Col. JVK. McCully, Capt. B.. B. Oossett, Capt. lt. J. Hamer and others; including about ten young men of the city. v. Capt. McCUlly being , the highest ranking officer pr?sent, presided or- | er. the meeting. He diacucsed the organization of th * company and told of the great opportunity lt afforded the young men of Anderson who wish- , ed to enter military service, espec ially thone who had attended military schools. . '.,>.. Ho was followed by Capt. Oossett who has - been despatched to organize this company. rCapt. Ooasett in the beginning stated that be waa disap pointed with the young, men of the city of Anderson of the clubs which was needed/ for the machine . gun I company. He stated that the .com- j pan y bad to be organized preferably from tuen who bad had some military., training and. men of mental ability, i Ho spoke very bfghly of tho younfer O? -111 ^aagflfl ?\f A nil origin, j who were eo readily responding .to the call and who,s ware "enlisting in Company B. , He. said they were not only a credit tb themselves, but .al.scj to the clty'of Anderson and V a? state 1 of South Carolina:' He also .saidJ that it wbujd nol.be any, trouble t?t bim to get. men for the company if it were not ' tha& 'the. requirements were greater ilma; ipr ' enlistment Mfli the infantry, ile said that unless the young men/, of ' Anderson whd were properly , qualified came for- I ward Und volunteered, advertisements would have to bo inserted In papera of the state In order tb get the men' from other nectlona to Come up and make but the required nair ber. . .. Capt.,' B??p/ waa' then t 'Cd upon to make a, talk. He tbld pf condi tions in Mexico, ;!and having lived there for four, years, he waa able to make borne very, 'interesting state-' menta. H? bailed ' opon the., young men present tb assist in stirring up e nt h? o 1 asm arnon g1 their friends .sb ' .that they, would enlist in the ma? chine gun company. He said that they owed this duty to their country; a?d ttvwaa'; up to them. to. come for* j ward and bbpw their mo tal. ',.'.' .{ Mr. W. A. Httdgens, who bas al ready enlisted in this, company, then ' mada .a few rcmarku : Mr. Hudgons was captain bf Company it, lat N. O. S. C., durini; tho fc?panlah Ameri can W?t?"".' A A . machine gun company consists, ot the following: "Captain, one first lieutenant, two second lieutenants, a first sergeant, ono aupply sergeant and one stable sergeant; all ot whom will be mounted; ono meas ' sergeant, one horte sheer, five sergeants, oix corporals, two buglers, bee meehan-' ic, eight privates^of .-'the- first class. and 34 privates. Thia ie the prettiest brahcb ot the service/* said \ one .ot those interested in the-formation "of '" the company; "and lt hot! proved the ' moat . ueetu? branch ot the <aerv$ce in the Eo'foV, pean wacv'; All tho va en will ear ?ry rev?lver?, and there will bb nb rifles.! I Th? company will bo a permanent or ganization and should be ono ot the nest in the South Carolina militia." | St wlil be necessary;'to get a full complement - cf men before.: the com pany : goes 1 io the ?tate .. camgiag grobnd'at Styx. jVX- ,j The company wm consist ot three; platoons, each having two machino guns and leach commanded by ? lieu tenant. Sixteen paclc. oXA?OS^^jm^ necessary for tho trboWKJrtatton ot tbe,:maebtnea. .'.;?.j^^H^^n Tho formation of ? machino gum company ia necessary for the com plete repr?sentation of a regiment under the new militia laws. Gov. Manning, aa commander-in-chief and Gen. Moore as adjutant general have lashed appeals to all . South Carolin* ians to respond to the cell of Ser vice. Those wi,,; enlist in thle company will doubtless be' members of a com pany which will make for itself a name, 'should actual nostlliSies be necessary in Mexico. Several of the young men of Green ville have volunteered for service in thia company and two of the young men were present at Gie nie ct au' last night. Several more are expo-: te J to come to Anderson today to nh:* Capt: B. B. GossU 4s to be in command of the company; PJ. J. Famer wiU be first liea?oj^bt ani J. P. Duckett, assistant conwandant ot Cpomson college, /is to Ibo iecond lieutenant. . I The company is to be formed as [quickly as possible and will then proceed to the mobilixstion grounds at Styx. Those in charge ara very anxious to have the. enlistment com pleted aa quickly as possible and be lieve- thot a sufficient number will have responded- by tonight. T. E. Smith Announced Yesterday ; He Had : Withdrawn from Firm, Smith, ' j Garrett und Berton. It was announced yesterday that Mr. T. E. Smith had seid his one third I t?tere-it In .Gie firm of Smith, Garrett & Barton, well known cloth iers of Gib? city. Mr. Smith stated yesterday after? noon that he had not made auy plans for the future. Ho will remain with the firm until July 1. Mr. Smith was formerly connected with B. O. Evans & Co., and re signed thlr. lo - go to his farm in Ocor.ee county. Last fall he return ed to Anderson abd later opened up a men's furnishing store wita -Mesara. vrr.1 icu Ultu uoiiuii. ? . amma h?'has heard "the call of the wild',' again, and ls going back to his farm. In leaving" the firm he does so with the very best wishes for its. success. ? Try a tube of our A. D. Si Perediso Tooth Paste. Vaz-BIa, Maple Nuts; Strawberry ?std Cbsr* ry Icc Cream. Owl Drug Co. . Tb?yfmdNoftb a pleasant tom* sss Mr. who recenl son has been telling his Iii he finds North Anderson; HS NO f amity th^ fes onceiti ? has fever wanfcti io m< ?md th? intered I ; We make it so easy tov yc h Andersen. Made in the South ANDERSON SD?-40 |g?? T*^250 . . ? ? >..?." Light in W<?ght? Attractive in Appearance? Low Curating Cost Lqu?ppedl With Every Device tas Comfort ?od ?ocv?. I ni?nce, Roomy, Beautiful and Lusurio?s; Wf?&i v . Practical and dependable ' fi ,. I ||| ' r? . : 4;* ' '" ,"?^ : ? .' s VKV.-' '? ' --'rV . LET US DEMONSTRATE j Security and Service. This bank offers absolute aww?ty to its deposi 'M? "?i -decors at dld&sfi? Ie;r?n4e* P?*s^ fit ? ^olUe"aerviceto its customers. iii?Mc.?i.?, $?<-J ac* when the opportu nity presents itself S9 ty moyed. to;North Abd^r ends how delightfully cool ?MM Wit were up at Rivoli yester-; darvy "> And Say! " Stuff sure does grow or? that hud. .'. Mm Why lt's ;/'jst a picture to *e e a f if ty aer? field off com. Ve hnve--as lovel as your ' ,har.,5 ^^ngna;'North-Ander, ? iii Jo, c^wTiu^;n^n?? ia North -- >''?- .